Definition of "récamier"

Three récamiers which are identical in form to the one on which the craftsman is working in the watercolor have been located.

1972, Carl L. Crossman, The China Trade: Export Paintings, Furniture, Silver & Other Objects, Pyne Press, page 145

A patina of dust swaddles the vast array of period chandeliers, dangling like stalactites over French provincial récamiers and Louis XVI inlaid tables.

1994, Travel + Leisure, page 50, column 2

The mahogany récamiers, settees, and chairs were usually hand-caned to adapt to the weather; the open caning was airy and therefore decidedly more functional and overwhelmingly preferred.

2002, Michael W. Connors, Caribbean Elegance, New York, N.Y.: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., page 52